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I am currently trying to include "file browsing" rights to my editor. Or lets just say I am "playing" around with the options where each role is assigned to.

Is there an area or file which states the different access of functions to each individual? I have tried manual overwriting of codes from the manager to the editor but apparently there are issues as their respective functions reside in different directories/domains. So I am wondering if there are any files which assign the function rights to each domain

The security validation happens in the Handler classes; for example, see pages/manager/FilesHandler.inc.php for the Files Browser functions. At the beginning of every function, there's a call to the parent class's validation function:

This checks to ensure that the user is browsing a particular journal, and that they've got Journal Manager or Site Administrator rights.

The easiest way to give Files Browser functions to Editors is to copy this code into FilesHandler.inc.php, change it to allow editors as well (see the Validation class), and change all calls in FilesHandler.inc.php to the validation function from:

During the registration of the users, instead of readers, authors and reviewers, I hope to be able to inculcate registration of users as section editors due to my system requirements.

register.tpl - the main html codings for the register page. Is it possible with addition of codes and amendments to the subsqeuent pages to register a user as a section editor? How? please enlighten, thanks!